D. R. Oliver

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

D. R. Oliver is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D. R. Oliver has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 19 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in D. R. Oliver's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (13 papers), Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (11 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (11 papers). D. R. Oliver is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (13 papers), Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (11 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (11 papers). D. R. Oliver collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. D. R. Oliver's co-authors include Ian M. Smith, H. V. Danks, Peter S. Cranston, Michael E. Dillon, Philip S. Corbet, Ian R. Walker, J. A. Downes, Robert W. Bode, Vincent G. Nealis and D. B. O. Savile and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Entomology, Veterinary Record and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

D. R. Oliver

37 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Life History of the Chironomidae

1971 405 citations D. R. Oliver Annual Review of Entomology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. R. Oliver Canada	15	899	375	317	214	147	37	1.3k
Athol McLachlan United Kingdom	17	1.1k 1.2×	527 1.4×	526 1.7×	128 0.6×	206 1.4×	33	1.8k
I. A. E. Atkinson New Zealand	15	707 0.8×	207 0.6×	461 1.5×	166 0.8×	134 0.9×	27	1.3k
Nancy G. Slack United States	15	923 1.0×	850 2.3×	335 1.1×	168 0.8×	104 0.7×	35	1.6k
R. L. Jefferies United Kingdom	14	776 0.9×	255 0.7×	500 1.6×	188 0.9×	27 0.2×	19	1.3k
A. J. McLachlan United Kingdom	22	792 0.9×	180 0.5×	397 1.3×	40 0.2×	74 0.5×	37	1.0k
Marc Lebouvier France	20	949 1.1×	457 1.2×	179 0.6×	230 1.1×	136 0.9×	48	1.4k
George F. Edmunds United States	20	1.2k 1.4×	712 1.9×	701 2.2×	48 0.2×	304 2.1×	51	1.7k
Endre Willassen Norway	20	831 0.9×	225 0.6×	161 0.5×	346 1.6×	119 0.8×	51	1.4k
P. M. Selkirk Australia	19	873 1.0×	547 1.5×	85 0.3×	257 1.2×	53 0.4×	51	1.3k
Alexander C. Martin United States	9	504 0.6×	203 0.5×	323 1.0×	110 0.5×	58 0.4×	15	948

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. R. Oliver

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dunbar, Robert B., Carin J. Ashjian, Vernon Asper, et al.. (2012). A New US Polar Research Vessel for the Twenty-First Century. Oceanography. 25(3). 204–207. 3 indexed citations

Oliver, D. R. & Michael E. Dillon. (1988). REVIEW OF CRICOTOPUS (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) OF THE NEARCTIC ARCTIC ZONE WITH DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES. The Canadian Entomologist. 120(5). 463–496. 4 indexed citations

Smith, Ian M. & D. R. Oliver. (1986). REVIEW OF PARASITIC ASSOCIATIONS OF LARVAL WATER MITES (ACARI: PARASITENGONA: HYDRACHNIDA) WITH INSECT HOSTS. The Canadian Entomologist. 118(5). 407–472. 106 indexed citations

Oliver, D. R.. (1985). REVIEW OF XYLOTOPUS OLIVER AND DESCRIPTION OF IRISOBRILLIA N. GEN. (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE). The Canadian Entomologist. 117(9). 1093–1110. 9 indexed citations

Oliver, D. R. & Robert W. Bode. (1985). DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVA AND PUPA OF CARDIOCLADIUS ALBIPLUMUS SAETHER (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE). The Canadian Entomologist. 117(7). 803–809. 5 indexed citations

Oliver, D. R.. (1984). DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF CRICOTOPUS VAN DER WULP (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) ASSOCIATED WITH MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM. The Canadian Entomologist. 116(10). 1287–1292. 8 indexed citations

Oliver, D. R., et al.. (1983). CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA) ASSOCIATED WITH MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM IN OKANAGAN VALLEY LAKES, BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Canadian Entomologist. 115(11). 1545–1546. 15 indexed citations

Oliver, D. R.. (1982). XYLOTOPUS, A NEW GENUS OF ORTHOCLADIINAE (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE). The Canadian Entomologist. 114(2). 167–168. 7 indexed citations

Oliver, D. R., et al.. (1982). THE LARVAE OF PAGASTIA OLIVER (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEARCTIC SPECIES. The Canadian Entomologist. 114(9). 849–854. 5 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R., et al.. (1977). Duodenum rupture in a nine-month-old colt due to Anoplocephala magna. Veterinary Record. 101(4). 80–80. 5 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R.. (1976). CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA) OF CHAR LAKE, CORNWALLIS ISLAND, N.W.T., WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES. The Canadian Entomologist. 108(10). 1053–1064. 24 indexed citations

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Danks, H. V. & D. R. Oliver. (1972). SEASONAL EMERGENCE OF SOME HIGH ARCTIC CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA). The Canadian Entomologist. 104(5). 661–686. 85 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R. & H. V. Danks. (1972). SEX RATIOS OF SOME HIGH ARCTIC CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA). The Canadian Entomologist. 104(9). 1413–1417. 14 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R.. (1971). DESCRIPTION OF EINFELDIA SYNCHRONA N. SP. (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE). The Canadian Entomologist. 103(11). 1591–1595. 4 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R.. (1971). Life History of the Chironomidae. Annual Review of Entomology. 16(1). 211–230. 405 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oliver, D. R.. (1968). Adaptations of Arctic Chironomidae.. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 5. 83 indexed citations

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Savile, D. B. O. & D. R. Oliver. (1964). Bird and Mammal Observations at Hazen Camp, Northern Elesmere Island, in 1962. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 78(1). 1–7. 4 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R.. (1964). A Limnological Investigation of a Large Arctic Lake, Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island. ARCTIC. 17(2). 35 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R.. (1963). Entomological Studies in the Lake Hazen Area, Ellesmere Island, Including Lists of Species of Arachnida, Collembola, and Insecta. ARCTIC. 16(3). 175–175. 58 indexed citations

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Oliver, D. R.. (1958). The leeches (Hirudinea) of Saskatchewan. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 72(4). 161–165. 6 indexed citations

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